The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-03-26

tachment or judgment for board for four
weeks or less; Biling,ley's ptpe-line rating
BILL which slipped through as though
dipped in petroleum Itself, solitlle was the
comment upon it,although IL was predicted
that everybody in the uouse, and Harry
HUM, too, would have something 10 say
when it came on; an act to provide for a
new clerk in General Tom Stewards In
tcrnal Department and to amend the Bull
lit charter so far as it relates to the De-
partment of Education.
Speaker Bowers bill'for the building of a
new fire-proof library and additions, with
repairs to the Capitol was made a special
order The very general sentiment here,as
well as elsewhere that inquiry has been
made on the subject, Is wholly in favor of
new and complete public buildings for
State purposes. and it were better to do
this with the expenditure of a sum not less
than 2.500,000 than plaster and potchup
lhe old ediiice at cost of nearly half
million dollars, as this bill proposes, That
the Capitol ought to be locrted here for
many reasons Is apparent, the chief eeing
the increased expense to take and keep the
buildings any place else and only Philadeh
phia is ever considered when change Of 10.
cality is braitel. The groual here only
belongs te the State SO long as used for
public purposes. 1t lie a beautiful site and
alongside of the present old edifices the
new ones could go up and legislation in the
former not be obstructed or a change made
necessary. So let there be a new Capitol,
commensurate with the rank, age and
wealth of the Keystone State and no patch
work, 'Fori it's the old against the new"
Senator Walling, Of Eric, who is one of
the most conscientious members Of the
Senate, is a terror to the shorthand report
ers when he gets his blood up. He is a
large. well-built man, ard talks with seri-
BUSINESS and great earnestness.. The other
day, when he became excited in his appeals
to his fellow members TO keep their pledges
on anti-discrimination, he talked so fast
that the official stenograpbers gSve up the
attempt to report his speech verbatim, and
only with difficulty could they take down
the substance. Senator Walling can and
often does utter 25O words minute, which
is better than Or. Brooks, the Episcopal
pulpit orator, does at his best, and the doc
tor is the dread of all reporters who are
sent to take his sermons for publication
Representative Faunce is also a very rapit
talker, but Representative Strine, of York
is the most constant talker in the Lcgisla
ture. He has something to say upon near
ly every bill discussed, and has a speecl
which is as long as the moral law prepared
, upon the nntk section of tho Brook
Liquor License bill.
Randall will still have his own dislric
and as he could possibly take it whether o
no, is probably not much concerned in tE,
action of the House apportionment com
mttee, which this week refused to legislat,
, him out. Leeds didn't want to do It, be
cause the city delegation was not solid TO
such action, The House bill reported will
be considerably altered yet, the West AM
Northwest wanting various changes. 1t i
an ollo-podrida of legislative work and 10
equal to the vetoed 1885 bill, The Senat
has not had its say and a conference com
mittee will most likely be the final arbite
of how this long delayed measure will fin
ally go to the Governor PAXTON.